Xiamen 3-day 2-night travel guide suggestions to bookmark
Sharing my tips for a 3-day 2-night trip to Xiamen, for friends who are thinking of going there soon🌟
✈️Travel - Cost 1600💰(round trip)
◾️I left from Chengdu at the end of June, and the round-trip airfare was reasonable, but it might be a bit more expensive now due to the summer holidays
🏨Accommodation - Cost 1500💰(two nights)
◾️I stayed at the Ruiyi Hotel, which is close to Gulangyu Island. I chose a sea-view room, and the scenery was indeed nice with good value for money. The hotel was very popular, the only downside was that check-in was only available after 3 pm, so I had to wait half a day at the hotel, and to get takeout, I had to go to the parking lot at the back
🍽️Dining - Cost 1750💰(three days)
◾️Tianjie Fu Seafood Stall - 300💰: A must-visit restaurant, the place is small but the taste is really good, the seafood is fresh, and it's good value for money. I recommend the seafood roll and oyster pancake
◾️Zuiyi No.1 Seafood Stall - 750💰: Another must-visit restaurant, it seems to be more popular than Tianjie Fu, with a richer menu. Every dish is good, I recommend the lemon crab and ginger duck, but the spicy frog is just so-so
◾️Tangyan · Old Xiamen Private Kitchen - 350💰: A must-visit restaurant, featured in 'The Taste', many celebrities have dined here. I really recommend their yellow croaker with vermicelli, even as someone who doesn't like fish, I found it delicious. The soup is very fresh, and the crispy taro duck is also good (Zhao Lusi loves it too)
◾️Lychee Couple · Seafood Private Kitchen - 350💰: This one leans more towards private kitchen style, with a variety of dishes and stronger flavors. The cold fish belly is very tasty, and the pork bone tea is also good. Honestly, the number one ranked golden soup seafood stew was just average
🏝️Attractions - Cost 190💰(Gulangyu ferry ticket + attractions)
◾️Shapowei: A trendy spot for taking photos, with many stalls selling trinkets. There are some popular photo spots so it's quite crowded. Taking the elevator, you can take pictures at the Shapowei rainbow wall (you must muster the courage to take photos, as everyone below is watching you)
◾️Gulangyu: Buy ferry tickets in advance on 'Yu Jian Xiamen'. I bought a luxury boat VIP cabin, which was really comfortable on the way there, with no need to queue for security checks and direct access to the lounge with staff reception. The VIP cabin is comfortable, but the return trip was on a regular boat. To be honest, Xiamen is too hot, and it's really hard to walk around the island. I ended up paying 50 for a sightseeing car
◾️Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street: It's like many cities' snack and shopping streets, nice to stroll around, but the food is just so-so
✅Conclusion
Overall, Xiamen is a very suitable city for travel. If it doesn't rain, the scenery is really beautiful, the sky is very blue, but it's a bit hot recently. The locals are also very warm and hospitable. Chatting with many locals, everyone seems very nice. The food tastes are acceptable, and I will definitely go again if I have the chance, to visit other attractions that I didn't get to check out
A must visit for those in Xiamen. you will find lots of restaurants and shops.
Attractive spots, historical buildings, very nice view for photography, abundant local snacks, great place for hangouts, especially the youngs,
This was a great road for shopping and finding food! We walked down this street so many times going to different places in the city. ideally located and it's not too far from the beach. You can find authentic local food and western cuisines as well.
Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street, a long and long store street, many tourists, but most of the Shantou in the street is also roughly the same, so in fact, you don't have to walk the whole street, you can go through a multi-storey shopping mall on the way to see!
A good pedestrian street with nice shopping and eating options!good fun!
A lot of the shopping is repetitive button can find a lot of delicious foods to try. Turn down some of the smaller side streets and see a lot more interesting things and people. it’s a great place to people watch
Walking on zhongshan road in Xiamen has an atmosphere to rival nanjing road in Shanghai.It is great for people watching, eating , light shopping and taking pictures. There are a range of shops from the high end stores nearby to the tea and sweet shops with endless free tasters alongside the actual walking street My suggestion is wearing comfortable shoes and dedicating yourself an evening to zhongshan road Be prepared for throngs of people and take a walk just of zhongshan road towards the ferry port overlooking the island as it is quite beautiful